What value divided by 77 equals 12?
In other words, what would the dividend be if the divisor were 77 and the quotient 12?
To find the answer, just multiply the divisor with the quotient: 77 × 12 = 924
To prove this, let's compute 924 divided by 77:
How does it work?
Asking which value divided by 77 gives a result of 12 is equivalent to solving the following equation:
- We need to isolate x, so multiply both sides by 77:
- is equivalent to , which simplifies to (or just ).
- Thus:
So, if the divisor is 77 and the quotient is 12, the dividend is 924.